Jace’s mother, Akasha Josephson, 23, was overjoyed when she discovered she was a suitable match to donate a kidney after almost 10 months of dialysis.

Josephson, a criminal justice student, and Jace underwent the surgery to transplant her left kidney on Nov. 19, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Jace pictured with his sister Lilliona, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition in which the left side of the heart does not develop correctly.
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Josephson, who is also mom to Lilliona, 4, said: “I feel so relieved that I was able to do this for him."

“He is an amazing, positive little boy and he never stops smiling. I’m a little sore but it was only keyhole surgery," she said. “They put it into Jace and the kidney made urine straight away which is amazing. He’s been through so much, it’s so hard for any toddler to be in hospital but he has an incredible spirit.”

Jace’s surgeries have weakened his lungs and the 2-year-old lives with a tracheostomy tube to help him breathe.

His doctors at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary's Campus in Minn., believe it won’t be a permanent fixture in his life.

Although he will remain on immunosuppressants for the remainder of his life to prevent his organs rejecting, doctors believe he will lead a full and happy life.

Jace's mother was overjoyed when she discovered she was a suitable match to donate a kidney after almost ten months of dialysis.
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